a person who has had little experience at sea and is therefore awkward aboard a ship: a sailor's term of contempt
Origin of landlubber
land + lubberlandlubber
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landlubber
noun
A person unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.
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- land′lub′ber·ly
adjective
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Noun
(plural landlubbers)
- (nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
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